Liana Chapota
Liana Chapota | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation of Malawi | |
| Assumed office January 31, 2023 | |
| President | Lazarus Chakwera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lilongwe |
| Political party | Malawi Congress Party |
Liana Kakhobwe Chapota is a Malawian politician and educator. She became the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation in Malawi
Life
Chapota was born in the capital city of Lilongwe[1] and she was elected by the voters in the Lilongwe Msozi South constituency in 2019. She was in the Malawi Party.[2]
She was a member of the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus and in 2019 she and Lonnie Phiri came to Scotland for a week to meet Scottish parliamentarians.[3] Phiri chaired and she attended a fringe meeting on 15 October at the 2019 Scottish National Party's annual conference.[4]
She became the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation in Malawi,[5] having been appointed by the president of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera. Her term began on January 31, 2023.[6][7] Access to safe water and sanitation is a challenge in Malawi but she was able to report several improvements.[8] Tree planting was in progress in the areas where rainwater is capture with a target in 2023 of creating 400,000 tree seedlings.[9]
References
- ^ "Liana Chapota". data.connectedafrica.net. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Hon.Liana Chapota – PWC Malawi". Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Reporter, Nyasa Times (2019-10-16). "Scotland hosts Malawi women parliamentarians - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "From baby steps to giant leaps" (PDF). SNP Conference programme.
- ^ "Malawi registers positive strides in WASH interventions – Deputy Minister Kakhobwe - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ SLEIMAN, Sara. "Malawi president sacks eight ministers in cabinet reshuffle". Malawi president sacks eight ministers in cabinet reshuffle. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ @MalawiGovt (February 1, 2023). "Press Release: Cabinet Appointments" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-12-07 – via Twitter.
- ^ Reporter, Nyasa Times (2023-09-23). "Malawi registers positive strides in WASH interventions – Deputy Minister Kakhobwe - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ NyasaAuthor1 (2024-03-04). "Deputy Lands Minister Liana Kakhobwe Chapota calls for safeguarding of catchment area - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
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